Hockey 2010-2011

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Originally Posted by ila

Gorges' absence is going to be felt and I fear that Montreal is going to continue their slide.

Montreal does seem to go into a swoon every season. This one is lasting longer than normal. I don't see them recovering their top spot any time soon if at all for the rest of the season.

Montreal's problem is what Calgary has done in the past(not sure if they still do this) as well as Vancouver(however, Vancouver learned from their mistakes and Luongo has had a lot more rest this season over previous ones and their record shows that). They overwork their goaltender to the point of fatigue. It this doesn't catch them in the regular season, then it almost certainly catches them in the playoffs. You would think Montreal would have learned this by now.